TO_LS751 Torrington, WY Tues, May 21, 2013 USDA-WY Dept of Ag Market News Riverton Livestock Auction - Riverton, WY Receipts: 2238 Last Week 1404 Last Year 1925 Compared to last Tuesday, slaughter cows unevenly steady with high overtones, slaughter bulls steady instances 2.00-6.00 lower, feeder cows higher overtones noted for thin fleshed going back to grass, feeder cows steady with limited comparisons available. Demand good with good buyer attendance and participation for bred cows & cow/calf pairs. Slaughter cows accounted for approximately 8 percent of the run, slaughter bulls 3 percent, feeder cows 16 percent, feeder bulls 1 percent, bred cows 4 percent, cow/calf pairs 39 percent, feeder calves 29 percent with 59 percent steers, 41 percent heifers of which 41 percent weighed over 600 lbs. Slaughter Cows: Pct Lean Weight Avg Dressing High Dressing Low Dressing Breakers 75-80% 1590-1665 70.00-74.00 89.00 62.00 Boners 80-85% 1195-1370 61.00-68.00 69.00-73.50 59.00 Lean 85-90% 875-1110 60.00-68.50 70.00-76.50 50.00-58.00 Slaughter Bulls: Yield Grade 1-2 1385-2450 lbs 81.00-90.00; High Yielding 90.50-95.00, Low Yielding 74.00-76.00. Few returning to feed: 1360-1590 lbs 74.00-87.50, Young 790-1080 lbs 105.00-119.00. Feeder Cows: Medium-Large 1 Heifers 730-1030 lbs 100.00-113.00, several 90.00-99.00; Heiferettes 835-1090 lbs 79.00-89.00; Young 625-1145 lbs 69.00- 78.00, few 61.00-67.00, thin 50.00-57.50; Middle Aged (Short Solids) 1040-1590 lbs 67.00-77.00; Aged (Short Term) 1070-1335 lbs 61.50-67.00. Feeder Steers: Medium-Large 1 small package 375 lbs 162.00; 440-470 lbs 159.00; lot 509 lbs 167.00; calves 600-605 lbs 151.00-157.00; 670-745 lbs 132.00-135.50; small package 844 lbs 122.50. Medium 1-2 package 457 lbs 134.00. Feeder Heifers: Medium-Large 1 package 372 lbs 151.00; 475-570 lbs 139.00- 141.00; calves 650-725 lbs 121.00-129.50. Medium and Large 1-2 small package 556 lbs 122.00. Bred Cows: Medium-Large 1 Heifers 980-1325 lbs 1100.00-1300.00; Young mostly 1170-1555 lbs 1200.00-1385.00, few 1075-1325 lbs 850.00-1100.00; Middle Aged (Short Solids) 1180-1525 lbs 1000.00-1275.00; Aged (Short Term) small package 1445 lbs 1050.00 all per head. Cow/calf Pairs: Medium-Large 1 Heifers 930-955 lb heifers with 170-250 lb calves 1700.00-1875.00; Young reputation quality 1000-1140 lb cows with 180-220 lb calves 1650.00-1950.00, few 950-1225 lb cows with 75-200 lb calves 1050.00- 1400.00; Middle Aged (Short Solid) package reputation quality 1295 lb cows with 235 lb calves 1610.00, several 1010-1395 lb cows with 75-250 lb calves 1100.00- 1490.00; Aged (Short Term) several 1190-1310 lb cows with 150-215 lb calves 1200.00-1350.00, few 1040-1375 lb cows with 125-235 lb calves 1000.00-1150.00 all per head. Baby calves all per head: 80-155 lbs 110.00-185.00. Feeder Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 375 375 162.00 162.00 13 440 440 159.00 159.00 15 457-471 462 159.00 159.00 50 509 509 167.00 167.00 122 600-603 601 151.00-157.00 155.62 Calves 8 668 668 135.00 135.00 Calves 72 744-749 748 132.00-135.50 134.53 Calves 8 844 844 122.50 122.50 Feeder Steers Medium 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 12 457 457 134.00 134.00 Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 12 372 372 151.00 151.00 18 473 473 139.00 139.00 60 557-572 560 140.00-141.00 140.83 6 650 650 121.00 121.00 Calves 63 724 724 129.50 129.50 Calves Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 8 556 556 122.00 122.00 Source: USDA-WY Dept of Ag Market News Service Jackie Lucas 307-532-4146 www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/TO_LS751.txt 1930jl .